PPOA Week in Review - July 12, 2025

Meet and Confer re:

LADA Bureau of Investigation Use of Force Policy

July 8: PPOA took part in a Meet and Confer with executive management from the LA County District Attorney's Office Bureau of Investigations in order to discuss the Use of Force policy. A follow-up meeting will be scheduled.

Meeting participants from PPOA included 1st Vice President/LADABOI Lieutenant Jay Chapman, President Steve Johnson, Executive Director Wayne Quint Jr. and union legal counsel.

PPOA Board of Directors Meeting

July 9: The monthly PPOA Board of Directors meeting was hosted in San Dimas on Wednesday. Directors in attendance included President Steve Johnson, 1st Vice President Jay Chapman, 2nd Vice President Joe Walker, Secretary Chris Lee, Treasurer Joyce Kato, and Board Members Walter Arcos, Roel Garcia, Noe Ramos, Melissa Rodriguez, Jim Schallert, and Rob Weber.

Support for Family of PPOA Member

July 9: PPOA sent an email to members this week to share the truly sad news of the death of a PPOA member in a tragic accident on July 3, 2025. The Sheriff's Security Officer leaves behind four children under the age of 11 and we are asking members to help the PPOA Star & Shield Foundation raise funds for these children.

We are sincerely grateful to the PPOA members who stepped forward over the last few days to make donations to the family. If you would like to join them in providing support for the children, please click here to make a donation in any amount to the Star & Shield Foundation.

You can also mail a check to:

PPOA Star & Shield Foundation

188 E. Arrow Hwy

San Dimas, CA 91773

Please write "SSO family" in the memo line. 100% of the proceeds will go to assist the four children in their time of need. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. The Star & Shield Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID #95-4752410.

CalAIM Job Fair Update

July 10: PPOA and the Department reached a negotiated agreement regarding a job fair for 15 impacted CalAIM Custody Assistants (CAs) assigned to CRDF, IRC, MCJ, NCCF, PDC, and TTCF. Our impacted CAs have been provided with seniority data and job assignment vacancy lists.

The date of the countywide job fair will be Thursday, July 17, 2025 and the effective date of these involuntary transfers will be Sunday, August 3, 2025. PPOA Board Member/Custody Assistant Melissa Rodriguez and Labor Representative Mark Sanchez will be on-site at the job fair to address any questions or concerns.

Meet and Confer re:

Polygraph Unit Relocation

July 10: PPOA representatives met with Department executives to discuss the impacts to of the proposed relocation of the Polygraph section from the Scientific Services Bureau (SSB) to the Personnel Administration Bureau (PAB) Sworn Backgrounds Unit.

Meeting participants from PPOA included Executive Director Wayne Quint, Jr. and union legal counsel.

Coalition of County Unions Meet and Confer re:

County Civil Service Rules

July 10: PPOA Executive Director Wayne Quint, Jr. joined fellow LA County labor leaders in the Coalition of County Unions (CCU) to meet and confer with County executives regarding the County’s proposed changes to County Civil Service Rules.

The CCU represents 15 labor organizations with more than 30,000 union members employed by the County of Los Angeles and is their unified voice on certainfringe benefits to be applied to employees in CCU certified employee organizations.

Click here for more information about the CCU.

Preparation for Upcoming Unit 612 Training Webinar

This week, final preparations were made for the upcoming training webinar for PPOA members in Unit 612. The Zoom video conference will take place on Wednesday, July 16th at 10:00AM. The theme is "Bridging Employee Skill Gaps: A Leadership Imperative" and it will be hosted by Codey Gandy, who spent more than five years as a ground combat leader for various units in the U.S. Marine Corps. A link to the webinar will be emailed to Unit 612 members.

This will be the sixth of twelve training webinars tailored specifically for LASD and LADA lieutenants and sergeants as part of our partnership with Echelon Front, a widely-respected leadership development organization. The webinar on Wednesday was led by Sean Glass, a former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, combat leader, and current leadership instructor with Echelon Front.

The webinars and corresponding training books are byproducts of previous contract negotiations between PPOA and the County.

The PPOA Board of Directors has contracted with Integrated Labor Solutions to conduct future membership voting online. This decision is consistent with the PPOA bylaws and marks a significant step forward in ensuring a more efficient, secure, and timely voting process for all active and retired members. In order to cast a vote in PPOA elections, you must be registered online.

CLICK HERE FOR ELECTION REGISTRATION

After you submit your registration info, please check your email to confirm within 20 minutes. Thank you for doing your part to help this Association move forward.

Fraternal Order of Police News Update

PPOA members have long benefitted from our affiliation with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the world's largest organization of law enforcement officers, with more than 374,000 members in more than 2,100 lodges nationwide. All active PPOA members are part of California FOP Lodge 1.

Important update re: FOP membership for retired PPOA members

When a sworn PPOA member retires and wishes to reactivate his/her FOP member benefits, the following step must be taken: To reactivate your membership as a retired peace officer, you will need to pay FOP annual dues of $44 for 2025. To do so, please send an email to the FOP Lodge 1 Secretary at wmwestermann@sbcglobal.net

Please make it a point to check out Washington Watch — a weekly news update provided by the National FOP. We encourage PPOA members to stay up to date on the legislative news and activity impacting public safety personnel nationwide.

Click here to read this week's Washington Watch.